Case Report: endoscopic thyroidectomy via total areola approach in a six-year-old patient with thyroid follicular adenoma
ET via total areola approach proves highly suitable for young children because of its safety and cosmetic advantages. Experienced surgeons, small-size special surgical instruments and auxiliary monitoring techniques are helpful to improve the safety of pediatric ET.
Authors
- Jiezhong Wu
- Qingqing Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0173-8168)
- Kunpeng Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7630-1278)
- Yifan Ke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4443-5116)
- Wenchao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9412-4378)
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1549049
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00